The grumpy thread

[vulgalour]

Doesn't just apply to new cars.  The Princess has hidden wipers and washer jets in the scuttle so everything is frozen solid.  The washer bottle is on the bulkhead too, away from most of the heat in the engine bay.  The doors freeze shut too.  Rover isn't much better and took ages for the washer jets and lines to defrost even with winter concentration levels of fluid.  First time in years I've had to use warm water to unfreeze a car door to get in.

[alcyonecorporation]

Can 2017 just fuck off now?

 

[Craig the Princess]

My old 206 used to blow the wiper motor fuse when the wipers froze to the screen! Was great fun.

 

 

The Rover R8 Coupe has the same feature* but has the added bonus of having the starter motor on the same fuse.

[MrDuke]

Can 2017 just fuck off now?

 

I think that's what normally happens at the end of December, yes.

[Ghosty]

Not deleted - moved to the appropriate thread. http://autoshite.com/topic/30225-what-to-buy-tyres-cars-tools-suggestions/page-4#entry1371171 

 

If you're going to have a cover-all thread for that it should really be pinned IMO.

[New POD]

Work Christmas party next week.  The company I work for do it in style, and we're all being whisked first class off to Cardiff for two days.  Conference in the National Museum and huge glam party afterwards.  Free accommodation, food, booze, the lot.

 

Only - I have SO much work to do, that I can't see how I can fit it all in.  Everything fits perfectly, so 48 hours causes mahoosive instrusion to not just me but the other companies I work for.

 

So I'm going to have to drive to Cardiff and back in a day.  In a 4 speed, 25 year old Merc that's revving it's titties off.  It's just shy of 400 miles.

 

I appreciate it's not cancer, but it's a bit of a pisser to have to miss out.  

 

Anyway - as you were.

 

Cardiff is great. (daughter is in the final year there)  I'd just go get pissed and miss the deadlines.  Life is too short.

[Craig the Princess]

If you're going to have a cover-all thread for that it should really be pinned IMO.

Noooooooooooooo. Because then the eBay tat, grin and grump threads would all also need to be pinned and page one would be 30% pinned threads

[New POD]

Could have been a child !

 

But it wasn't.  Same as when I ran over a sheep. Although what the fuck a child would be doing on an unclassified mist clad road in the Yorkshire Dales wearing a sheepskin coat and Shouting "Baa" I've no idea.

[HH-R]

I'm going to chuck a big bottle of water in for if/when it happens again, good idea.

 

Had this car nearly 3 years and it's the first time it's been cold enough to freeze, been pretty mild since 2010-ish.

[Kiltox]

Cardiff is great. (daughter is in the final year there) I'd just go get pissed and miss the deadlines. Life is too short.

Might want her to come home next/this week before Bornite gets there

[Ghosty]

Trying to order my mum a prepaid prescription certificate and register for self assessment. Jesus fucking Christ, why are government websites so vague and badly written? It's no bloody wonder people get had for tax.

[twosmoke300]

Yup - paye and vat are a head fuck the first few goes

[New POD]

She has been at Home this weekend in order to attend the funeral of the father of her best school friend, who died after a 5 year battle with cancer, aged 56, hence my suggestion that life is too short to worry about work deadlines.

[loserone]

Trying to order my mum a prepaid prescription certificate and register for self assessment. Jesus fucking Christ, why are government websites so vague and badly written? It's no bloody wonder people get had for tax.

 

Give me a shout if you're actually stuck with PPCs, I seem to recall we're rewriting that bit this month

[strangeangel]

Just around the corner from home when I was greeted by this:

 

 

 

Some complete spunk trumpet has left the world's biggest skip in the road on a bend, taking up more than half of the said road and - just to put the tin hat on it - with no fucking lights on. Genius.

 

What sort of monumental retard must it take to do something as profoundly fuckwitted as this? These pics will be going to my mate in Highways in the morning, we'll see what he can do about it.

[beko1987]

That sodding pinned survey. I know I shouldn't but I keep going back to pick holes with it.

[Ghosty]

Give me a shout if you're actually stuck with PPCs, I seem to recall we're rewriting that bit this month

 

 

It's OK, I've managed (I'd like to see older people manage though). Glad to hear that though, it looks like an A-level student did it at the moment. 

[DodgeRover]

Trying to order my mum a prepaid prescription certificate and register for self assessment. Jesus fucking Christ, why are government websites so vague and badly written? It's no bloody wonder people get had for tax.

I found the prepaid season ticket website easy and logical.

 

With HMRC ring up and speak to a real helpful person, you'll need your mum there to give the ok for them to talk to you on her behalf.

[Ghosty]

The self assessment is my own!

[New POD]

The self assessment is my own!

 

I did mine in April.  I prepared my wife's in April, because a) I am her employer, and because we share a house that is rented out (90%/10%), c) because I'm not undiagnosed dyslexic who is Form Blind.

 

and because of this I have access to all the figures, and it took me hardly any time to do. and but she wants to look through it and make sure she understands it. Which is sensible as she's liable if a mistake is made.

The thing is she will want to change something on the costs of the rental, like saying I can't put the price of all the cooper pipe I bought when I fixed the kitchen tap, just the pro-rata value of the pipe I actually used. Apart from the fact that the spare pipe in ready in the garage if needed and will need to be pro-rata'd in next time in about 5 years. 

 This will change the tax she pays by about £3, but it means I'll have to resubmit mine with new figures and change the tax I pay by 30p.

Or I could just submit it and see if she remembers. I'm 95% certain I could get away with saying, "You did that in May, don't you remember ?"  But that would be wrong.

[Guest Hooli]

Could have been a child !

 

They are much softer so he wouldn't be as worried about damage to his car.

[richardmorris]

Scary. Always carry a bottle of water at this time of year, so manual washers can be operated if needs be.

 

Must admit, one real f*ck up with modern cars is the windscreen washers. The Honda isn't too bad, because the washer bottle sits in the engine bay, and the washer jets on the bonnet, so they rarely freeze up. With washer bottles tucked away into wings, and washer jets in scuttles, you stand no chance of unfreezing them, unless you've actually been diligent enough to keep your screenwasher concentrations at the right levels. I try to do this as well.

When they have it Lidl’s concentrated screen wash 5l for £4.99 is excellent, good for -30 I think. Their premix is ok, but not a patch on the other.

[beko1987]

When they have it Lidl’s concentrated screen wash 5l for £4.99 is excellent, good for -30 I think. Their premix is ok, but not a patch on the other.

I sent Amy to get some when she was in town last week as I've always found it great, none there... Had to get 5l of tesco concentrate as I tipped the last we had into the Zafira, and I've got what ruffgeezer put in mine, and can see myself using lots of it this week! It'll be shit and freeze as I never put the right ratio on because I'm rubbish at that, see my posts a few winters ago where I out the wrong pez/veg mix in my zx...

[richardmorris]

Just around the corner from home when I was greeted by this:

 

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skip1.jpg

 

Some complete spunk trumpet has left the world's biggest skip in the road on a bend, taking up more than half of the said road and - just to put the tin hat on it - with no fucking lights on. Genius.

 

What sort of monumental retard must it take to do something as profoundly fuckwitted as this? These pics will be going to my mate in Highways in the morning, we'll see what he can do about it.

 

 

I’d call 101 to be honest. It’s dangerous and unlit.

[strangeangel]

I’d call 101 to be honest. It’s dangerous and unlit.

 

On the last two occasions I had reason to ring 101 they didn't even answer.

[chaseracer]

All this toss on the local news about "4x4 heroes"!  A 14yo Blingo on winter tyres managed perfectly well in 20cm of snow and ice...

[Matt]

Just around the corner from home when I was greeted by this:

 

skip3.jpg

 

skip2.jpg

 

skip1.jpg

 

Some complete spunk trumpet has left the world's biggest skip in the road on a bend, taking up more than half of the said road and - just to put the tin hat on it - with no fucking lights on. Genius.

 

What sort of monumental retard must it take to do something as profoundly fuckwitted as this? These pics will be going to my mate in Highways in the morning, we'll see what he can do about it.

 

 

On the last two occasions I had reason to ring 101 they didn't even answer.

 

Got any spray paint?

[strangeangel]

Got any spray paint?

 

 

Don't tempt me.

[Matt]

skiiip.jpg

 

Don't tempt me.

 

I was thinking more along the lines of a very matter of fact "Blind bend?". Just enough to make whoever picks it up think 'Shit, this is a retarded place for this'.

 

I see they haven't left their name on it (on that side at least). Return the inconvenience and park two cars right up against either end Sorry, is my heavy piece of metal in an incontinence place? I'm so sorry.

[AlabamaShrimp]

I’d call 101 to be honest. It’s dangerous and unlit.

It's nothing to do with the police you need to call highways at the council.